Though it came close, the 108th Session of the U.S. Congress did not close down before it passed critical legislation aimed at reforming a US foreign aid program that provides small business loans to people – mostly women in developing nations. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), who in 2002 helped lead efforts in the Congress to establish the Independent Commission to investigate the September 11th terrorist attacks, today welcomed the House of Representatives vote on (S 2845) the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004. Read more

Citing his leadership role in numerous humanitarian efforts, The International Institute of New Jersey presented Rep. Chris Smith with the 2004 Leadership Award at its annual meeting in Jersey City. Read more

Saint Francis Medical Center’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Coronary Care Intensive Care Unit will receive a significant federal boost of $400,000 Rep. Chris Smith (Hamilton) announced today. Read more

Legislation aimed at reforming a US foreign aid program that provides small business loans to people – mostly women in developing nations – today passed the House of Representatives and was expected to be fast-tracked through the Senate. Read more

Chairman Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) hailed the signing by President George W. Bush of the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-332). Chairman Smith worked with Senator Voinovich (R-OH) and Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), a holocaust survivor, to bring the bill to fruition. The Act will increase U.S. efforts to combat anti-Semitism through the establishment of a monitoring office, new reporting standards for acts of anti-Semitism both here and abroad, and the creation of a one-time global report on anti-Semitism. Read more

The House of Representatives late last night approved two more bills authored by Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-4) that will expand programs to aid homeless veterans and strengthen legal protections for veterans and servicemembers. Read more

New Jersey and other critical threat risk areas in our region will win big under the "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" legislation (HR 10) currently moving through the House of Representatives. This was the conclusion of a meeting held late yesterday by several Members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation with Homeland Security Chairman Chris Cox for a discussion of how the bill’s first responder provisions would affect the Garden State. The meeting was held in the office of Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, who was joined by Rep. Smith and Rep. Ferguson. Read more

New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith (4th District),Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today called for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to spend $125 million to modernize the East Orange VA Medical Center. Smith, whose Committee oversees VA’s $30 billion health care budget, also asked VA to consider establishing a new full-service medical center for southern New Jersey. Read more

A key congressional panel that has the prime jurisdiction over US foreign policy today approved legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to combat Anti-Semitism through the creation of a monitoring office and new reporting standards for acts of Anti-Semitism both here and abroad. Smith coauthored the amendment with Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) a holocaust survivor. Read more